Listed
here are a few of the many state and national organizations
that provide valuable resources related to our task force
issues. Over the years MASW
has supported
and
partnered
with
many of
them in their efforts in fighting for social justice.

The Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the
nation’s premier policy organizations working at the
federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs
that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.

GRO,
or Grass Roots Organizing, is a community based nonprofit organization
that works on a wide variety of local and statewide issues facing
those living in poverty.

The
Missouri Budget Project is a statewide, nonpartisan
fiscal analysis center focused on analyzing the impact of,
and making recommendations on, state fiscal policy.

The
Sentencing Project
promotes reduced reliance on incarceration and increased
use of more
effective and humane alternatives to deal with
crime.
It is a nationally recognized source of criminal justice policy
analysis, data, and program information. Its reports, publications,
and staff are relied upon by the public, policymakers and the media.

Missourians
for Tax Justice supports a fair and balanced state tax
structure that will produce adequate revenue for needed public
services.

The National
Low Income Energy Consortium
brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector
organizations and individuals for a common purpose:
Reducing the residential energy hardships and crises
faced by low-income consumers.

Poverty
At Issue is an excellent resource
for anyone concerned about poverty
in Missouri.

Take
Back Your Time Day is
a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic
of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that
now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities
and our environment.

Tax
Justice for a Healthy Missouri is a statewide citizens'
effort for reform of our state tax system so it will provide
adequate revenue for human needs, education and public services.

Universal
Living Wage Campaign - The concept is simple. It is based on the premise that if a person
works 40 hours a week, then he/she should be able to afford basic
housing.

Families
USA is a national organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care
for all Americans.

The Kaiser
Family Foundation focuses
on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation
is an independent voice and source of
facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care
community, and the general public.

The Missouri
Foundation for Health seeks to empower people
to achieve equal access to quality
health services that promote prevention and encourage healthy
behaviors. The Foundation helps to develop and fund programs
through grants to eligible organizations in the region.

The Missouri
Housing Development Commissionis
the state's housing finance agency and
is dedicated to strengthening communities and the lives of
Missourians
through the financing, development and preservation of affordable
housing.

The National
Coalition for the Homeless engages
in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing.
Their work is focused in the following four areas: housing
justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil
rights.

The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign is
working to establish a National Housing Trust Fund that would
build and preserve 1.5
million units of rental housing for the lowest income families
over the next 10 years.

The American
Civil Liberties Union works
to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed
to all people in this country by
the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force (founded in 1973) was
the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's
leading
voice for freedom, justice, and equality.

The Coalition
for a Healthy and Active Americaeducates
parents, children, schools, and communities about the critical roles
physical activity and nutrition education play in reversing
the alarming trends of childhood obesity.

The Community
Food Security Coalitionis
dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional
food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and
culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.

Since 1985, MAZON:
A Jewish Response to Hunger has provided food,
help and hope to hungry people of all faiths and backgrounds. It
has done so through donations from the Jewish community which,
in turn, are allocated to the most effective hunger relief organizations
in the United States, Israel and in poor countries worldwide.

The
National
Hunger Clearinghouse is the only centralized national
database of innovative organizations working on food, nutrition
and agriculture issues in the country. They focus on constructive,
community-based solutions to hunger and poverty within and between
the public, private and non-profit sectors, and we encourage information
and resource sharing.

Share
Our Strength is a national nonprofit that inspires
and organizes individuals and businesses to share their strengths
in innovative
ways to help end hunger.